[Ironawe]

way off alcazar – no shots on target.

[Ironawe]

Problem with Cox is that tactically he has shown himself to be clueless.

Problem with Swann is that chairmanship wise he has proven himself to be clueless

Its not a good position.

5 users thanked author for this post.

StainlessIron, North Lincolnshire Irons, Peter Promise, Sharp_Shooter24, IRONINTHEBLOOD

[Ironawe]

Do they own their own ground?

[Ironawe]

ScAvengers Endgame

1 user thanked author for this post.

Deereyme66

[Ironawe]

Rory just isn’t good enough for league football – we keep waiting for him to come good but he’s had enough opps now. There is far too much to work on with his game. a shot stopper yes but most other things he struggles with. I think he’s saved more penalties than kept clean sheets

[Ironawe]

I feel sorry for the young players – playing alongside these wage thieves who don’t care is everything that’s wrong with football. They cannot learn off these people

2 users thanked author for this post.

lesgeo, IRONINTHEBLOOD

[Ironawe]

…. this is awful beyond compare, Eisa by his own ‘couldn’t give a shit attitude’ has excelled himself

This isn’t professional football

2 users thanked author for this post.

lesgeo, IRONINTHEBLOOD

[Ironawe]

We get brief glimpses of that ability and so we are looking at a 1 in 5 ratio for a reasonable game with those players. If we don’t get the ‘system’ right they will still look non league – let’s be honest how many times has our system worked this season?

[Ironawe]

Colchester won tonight so a win v Southend puts Southend down barring mathematical miracle and most likely Grimsby with them

[Ironawe]

looking at that squad is really depressing Les, a lot of those remaining are simply not good enough and should not be league players.

If
we get 5 good ones in I’m still worried. Our transfer committee appears to sign duds or persistently injured players. No coincidence with the volume of injuries

[Ironawe]

We’ll finish 22nd and we will have lost most games in whole division is my prediction

2 users thanked author for this post.

BobbyGmeister, alcazar

[Ironawe]

Bedeau didn’t again but then he was dropped so didn’t have to.

I think we’ll finish 22nd which is just enough this season. I see nothing other than relegation next season.

1 user thanked author for this post.

alcazar

[Ironawe]

Corner concede
free kick concede
corner concede

I counted 4 players from Forest Green closer to the ball as it crossed the line than Scunny players so over half the FGR players that were in the box.

It really is embarrassing and although only a fool would say we’re not safe this is a side who don’t look like getting a point so we rely on the bottom clubs not picking up; Southend have stopped conceding Grimsby have picked up some good results. Colchester tonight will be interesting.

There is no other way of saying it, we have a shit squad, manager, chairman and it won’t change next season – unimaginably it will get worse.

4 users thanked author for this post.

vader, alcazar, IRONINTHEBLOOD, inspector

[Ironawe]

Results will speak for themselves whichever strategy we go with. All I know is that Swann signed most of the squad based on his opinion.

It’s been the worst season of football for a long period of time.

The reason (one of) we are still a league club is Karacan a managers pick. Not saying Cox is a great manager far from it and I’m not saying the club should not follow a particular strategy but for Christ sake don’t let any Swann member decide who they want – they just have not got a clue. Footballing people need to be the main drivers of this and Cox is a footballing person.

[Ironawe]

I reckon we’ll know who the naughty boy is by 12.30pm Saturday

1 user thanked author for this post.

alcazar

[Ironawe]

I agree with NI – those no mark signings will cripple us until we can get rid.

The Mooney signing is the Spinal Tap of lower league football

[Ironawe]

Mamagers should have their targets and this may come from experience or ex pros scouting network and then the portfolio of players discussed. Then discuss with Chairman and who we can and can’t get. Issue I have is that the club think we can have a chief scout with no football knowledge linked to a family committee – you might think you are getting a good player but managers know more about attitude application willingness to fight. We signed mainly has/never been’s with a view to develop but a lot of them had no fight in them, carrying injuries, weren’t mentally built for league two football and went missing – and a few of them thought they were too good for us

[Ironawe]

We seem to buy from select agencies, those players are not up to it (most), injured – either underlying or persistent niggles – or not the manager’s. This started at least with McAll then Hurst – who Swann said went partly because he increased the squad not reduced it – he had to because the players given to him were not good enough. Then this last close season was the worst recruitment drive in the history of GP maybe more.

Swann probably thinks he goes through so many managers he may as well buy who he wants but that has to change and we’ll have to hope Cox gets his targets – but he and Jem are miles away from the Chairman in thinking (funny that – two ex prem footballers v not football)

[Ironawe]

One of them clearly lied out watching it thinking the internet will keep that little secret.

There were clues about the identity, The person in question let his man score I reckon it is one of two defensive players, Jem ruled out as well.

[Ironawe]

Is now a good time for Cox to meet the fan who said this is the worst side ever?

[Ironawe]

Can we insist of two minutes silence for Tranmere and one minute for us so we can get a shot on target?

[Ironawe]

Ferrite wrote:

Ironawe wrote:

See Neil Cox’s response today…..

What’s he said?

Invited the old fella into the office to talk through with him, bit of an olive branch one hopes

[Ironawe]

See Neil Cox’s response today…..

[Ironawe]

UTI I have always been clear that there are supporters and customers. Most if not all on here I would say are supporters, irrespective of whether they are season ticket holders or visit the odd game as and when circumstances allow. The core of supporters is around 2,500 (and falling) the customers are those that come on grass roots day or £5 Port Vale game or maybe a local derby for the atmosphere – it made it something that people would experience that they wouldn’t normally do – they don’t support the cinema but pop down to the local Odeon every now and again.

The problem is, in cinematic terms, these customers know the film is garbage, has been garbage for 2/3 years now and the queue for the hotdogs is far too long, the car park looking more like a bombsite. A lot will leave thinking the experience is not worth the outlay and choose to do other things.

The club used to be about the community, its more about a failing business model (I say fail because the model has shifted after not succeeding and is shifting again) for a wealthy owner who is becoming more detached from the fans. The continuous media appearances don’t tell you anything but some lap it up as engagement with fans. The talking ‘at’the fan the other night when any other consumer led business would look to engage and win them back shows more about the state of the club. Are there worse chairman? Yes absolutely but this is used by apologists as the benchmark for our clubs (careful what you wish for…look at xxfc – Colchester looking a bit dodgy – the club owing the owners other business £m’s – who’d have thought!)

If we serve up this football under this procurement strategy for players we’ll be down to 1,500 people through the door. We are losing so much quality this season and will be replacing with non-oven ready players.

8 users thanked author for this post.

inspector, Gurnelista, bartonscorpion, BigLeftToe, alcazar, IRONINTHEBLOOD, Northumbiron, Ferrite

[Ironawe]

Swann doesn’t want oven ready footballers he wants more KDT Mooney Jarvis types who are unproven and absolute garbage.

Stunning business model

3 users thanked author for this post.

inspector, bartonscorpion, IRONINTHEBLOOD

[Ironawe]

As far as I can see they are not defending in the second half…I agree with Cox, he’s not good enough

1 user thanked author for this post.

alcazar

[Ironawe]

Based on watching ifollow how many would come to watch? Barely a fee hundred. I’ve always said we have two types – supporters and customers. Some supporters may tail off but the customers turn 3k gates into 7k gates for big games. The standard of football and players brought in by the chairman will mean a big drop in numbers through the turnstiles. Play exciting attacking football in front of 3500 or the stuff served up for the last few years in front if 1500. I doubt Swann gives a toss either way now

2 users thanked author for this post.

Ferrite, alcazar

[Ironawe]

I think Loft could work with another frontman and KVV sitting behind the front two and then three across the midfield, four at the back. But cannot see it happening

[Ironawe]

Pace
Energy
Excitement

words from the chairman which equate to our worst (in attacking terms) season in memory.

I guess the acronym for above sums it up

1 user thanked author for this post.

alcazar

[Ironawe]

Loft has had some decent games, not enough to maintain a league two striking position. His first (and second) touch have deserted him and his decision making when he does control it still has a long way to go

[Author]

Posts